Game Refinery

AUGUST 2, 2023

A common way to monetize freemium mobile games is through in-app advertising, where ad placements are sold to generate profit from the entire player base. Freemium games reach wider audiences, but the risk of churn is always looming. Dragon City Mobile’s ad task event. Dragonscapes Adventure’s ad task event.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 22, 2024

Mobile game developers face the daunting task of acquiring and retaining players in today’s fast-paced mobile gaming world. Well, there has been a significant increase in competition, providing players with more mobile gaming options than ever. But what is immersion? Let’s find out.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 22, 2024

Mobile game developers face the daunting task of acquiring and retaining players in today’s fast-paced mobile gaming world. Well, there has been a significant increase in competition, providing players with more mobile gaming options than ever. But what is immersion? Let’s find out.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Game designers and graphic artists are also in demand, with 15.9% In 2023, Slovak developers released 237 games, 80 of those were own games and 137 were games created in cooperation with a third party. The majority of these games target the PC platform, accounting for 72.5% of game releases.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 19, 2024

Kwalee has launched an Arabic-language edition of its mobile game platform, Hitseeker. Read more

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Logic Simplified

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Endless runner games are like those friends that are always available to go out; hassle free, always attention grasping and require little to no planning. Hailing from the casual gaming brigade, these games have become synonymous with the mobile gaming experience, delivering entertainment at your fingertips with just a few taps.

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

But in today’s competitive world, the players are unaware of about 80% of the games, while 20% of the games are unprofitable and are removed from the online medium. What Makes a Great Mobile Game? We have first understood the success strategy of a mobile game. Building a Riveting Mobile Game.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

Mobile gaming has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, with millions of users spending time playing games on their smartphones and tablets. As the mobile gaming market continues to expand, mobile game developers must find ways to make their games stand out in a crowded marketplace.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Mobile gaming has become popular in recent times thanks to the growing number of mobile device users. Several mobile game engines are used to create mobile games. However, Unity has stood out as one of the most preferred and trusted mobile game engines. Let’s find out.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The mobile games market is dominated by a few titles that players return to again and again. Fostering that kind of loyalty is crucial, especially given that only around two percent of a game’s player base can generate up to 95 percent of its in-app purchase revenue. The report is also based on interviews with players.

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The mobile game industry is the most demanding industry for the past few years. Though there are millions and millions of mobile game apps available on the Play/App Store, the game companies and developers are interested in building more and more games. The secret of Success Behind the Game.

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Big Games

JANUARY 30, 2024

Game design software does play a pivotal role in bringing the digital world to life, which allows game developers and designers to create immersive and engaging experiences. The world of game design is a captivating landscape brimming with possibilities.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

Through initiatives like mobile game jams and interschool esports, she aims to foster girls’ interest in STEAM fields. She encourages early exposure to career possibilities like game design, game development, and shout casting and believes this early desire motivates them to persist.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 4, 2023

Seems like the unspoken game design rule has yet again proved itself here: anime, girls, and cats usually make content way more attractive to users. Speaking about content, this game is very much resemblant of what some DJs used to do: making music by recording their cats meowing and remixing the heck out of it.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 29, 2024

During that time he crossed paths with Cho Si-wook , now the lead game designer at Funnylocks Game Studio. Si-wooks’s deep passion for game development inspired Hee-sang to take a leap of faith. Leveraging his accumulated experience, I decided to create a game company dedicated to making innovative games”, he says.

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Game Daily

MAY 21, 2023

Lessons in social gaming Fostering “strong, meaningful and enjoyable social connections within gaming communities” is the theme of Victoria Gomes-Boronat’s talk on Harnessing the Power of Social Gaming.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 23, 2023

Jason Mai landed a job as VP of creative with Big Fish about six months ago, and while his history in casual and mobile games is extensive, he had never actually made a merge game along the lines of his new employer's hit EverMerge.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 10, 2023

Driving force behind the upcoming action-platformer The Devil Within: Satgat is Manze Lee, Creative Director and CEO of Newcore Games. The South Korean studio was founded in 2020 by a team of game veterans. ” He further explained, “Then the game designers refine the ideas to completion.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Game Design and Development Process Let’s quickly walk through what it takes to develop a game from scratch. Each game project has 3 distinct stages- pre-production, production, and post-production. Research: Research is important to the game design process. The following steps are involved: 1.

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Logic Simplified

MAY 7, 2024

Abhishek had to reinvent the pose to what can be called ‘resting but still ready for action’ (if you hire game designers from us, this is how you will find them during lunch hour.) This is an important aspect for mobile games. Manish had made him stand. The tail had to be dropped, and also a part of the limb.

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The Knights of Unity

MAY 6, 2020

Hyper casuals dominated the mobile games market in 2017 and they are still growing in popularity. This Free2Play model generates more than 50% of the global gaming market revenue. Their beginnings reach to the early ’70s, but then they were called arcade games. Firstly, it always is a one-touch game.

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iHobo

JUNE 21, 2023

When designing videogames for the social motive, it may seem odd to start by examining interpersonal fears - surely players who are into the social motive are extroverts? Natural extroverts are far more likely to go out somewhere to socialise with people than to stay at home and play games.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Investigate further basic materials on music, graphics, and game design fundamentals. This fundamental understanding establishes the framework for developing captivating and immersive game experiences. Game design is a realm of creativity that focuses on crafting engaging and compelling gameplay experiences.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 8, 2024

The unreliability of pre-registration numbers, the overestimation of brand equity, and the waning influence of first-party featuring are soon becoming recurring themes in mobile gaming; Squad Busters' launch throws these challenges into the spotlight. It’s particularly a poor showing of Supercell’s IP. etc) is puzzling.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

This is a completely different beast from a shooter.” “ Mordhau at its core has always been about melee combat”, says Jonathan Dunn, Game Designer at Triternion. “The indie game developer scene in Slovenia is growing, but is still relatively small. Completely in control of every movement and strike.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It can be difficult for producers and game designers to accept the fact that they’ve overlooked something. I’ve encountered plenty of assumptions in my day that have prevented game design professionals from listening to specialists from other fields. Another important checkpoint is reviewing pre-release versions.

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 18, 2018

I had worked at Lucasfilm for 8 years and learned a lot, not just about game design and programming, but also marketing, PR, and production and I felt like I needed to try it all for myself. I also had the idea of making adventure games for kids. I floated it by Lucasfilm Games and they weren't interested.

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Juego Studio

APRIL 3, 2024

The game development industry is driven by relentless creativity and technological advancements. As developers strive to create more immersive, engaging, and visually stunning experiences, adopting cutting-edge technologies has become a cornerstone of modern game design and production.

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 17, 2018

I had worked at Lucasfilm for 8 years and learned a lot, not just about game design and programming, but also marketing, PR, and production and I felt like I needed to try it all for myself. I also had the idea of making adventure games for kids. I floated it by Lucasfilm Games and they weren’t interested.

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Game Analytics

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Building hyper-casual games is a great way to get into game development. With their short cycles and simple gameplay, crafting a hyper-casual title means you can learn important skills across game design and monetisation, which you’ll need for success in the mobile games industry.

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Game Design Aspect

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

This panel discusses how designers and storytellers can build in empathic elements that can be found and engaged with even when the larger narrative gets delivered out of order. Meet the panelists: Sande Chen is a writer and game designer with over 15 years of experience in the game industry.

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Big Games

JANUARY 31, 2024

This battle royale sensation has taken the gaming world by storm, offering fast-paced action, engaging building mechanics, and a vibrant virtual world. With regular updates and a thriving community, Fortnite continues to be one of the best mobile gaming apps, delivering an adrenaline-packed experience on the go.

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The Knights of Unity

JUNE 15, 2020

This is one of the pillars for creating and developing mobile games. Without it, the game would probably not be so well thought out, which could badly affect the return on investment (ROI). In short: it is used to measure the value of your game and assess the profitability of investment. What exactly does it mean?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 31, 2023

But to get there we need to abandon seductive but bankrupt models like Play To Earn and fuzzy utopian notions of seamless “True Ownership” and ”Interoperability” and start grappling with the hard problems of creating real sustainable secondary market-driven games. Podcast Gaming Roundup ??????? Deconstructor of Fun Podcast ?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 29, 2020

Unfortunately, the copy+paste mentality of the games industry has failed to fully comprehend the situational context of how and when to implement battle pass successfully. Note: Both games saw ~20% decline in downloads during this period. Source: Sensor Tower.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments. What does a game designer do?

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Indeed, a Twitter parody account called Peter Molydeux regularly posts amusingly bats-arse game design ideas. The badly botched launches of Kickstarter game Godus, and mobile game Curiosity further damaged his reputation. “‘In days gone by, I would have already announced the whole game design.

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